Jimmy Goodrich | |
Realname: | James Edward Moran |
Weight: | Lightweight |
Height: | 5feet |
Reach: | 65.50NaN0 |
Nationality: | American |
Birth Date: | July 30, 1900 |
Birth Place: | Scranton, Pennsylvania |
Death Place: | Fort Myers, Florida |
Style: | Orthodox |
Total: | 195 |
Wins: | 118 |
Losses: | 52 |
Draws: | 25 |
Jimmy Goodrich became the World Lightweight Champion when he defeated Chilean boxer Stanislaus Loayza in a second round TKO at Queensboro Stadium in Queens, New York on July 13, 1925. He retained the title only five months, losing it by unanimous decision to Rocky Kansas on December 7, 1925. Goodrich was known for having never been the victim of a knockout.[1]
Goodrich was born on July 30, 1900, in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the son of Irish Catholic parents. His father was a coal miner. Like many boxers of his era, in his youth he sold newspapers to make extra money. In his teens his family moved to Buffalo, and both he and his father became steel workers. He once wrote that some of his earliest bouts were exhibitions he gave at the factories where he worked.
When his father died, and his mother remarried, he took used his stepfather's surname Goodrich as his ringname and subsequently kept it throughout his life. He married his wife Patti around 1920 and remained married until he died.[2] [3]
Goodrich began a professional career in boxing by 1918, winning a string of his early fights, mostly short bouts in the Buffalo area. One of his few early losses was to Johnny McCoy, on May 6, 1919. McCoy would become World Flyweight Champion in October 1927. Some of the better boxers Goodrich met in his early career included Benny Valgar, Johnny Dundee, Frankie Callahan, and Louis "Kid" Kaplan. Of these, he beat only Frankie Callahan on April 2, 1923, in Buffalo. Significantly, in his first match with Johnny Dundee on April 4, 1922, in the Civic Arena in Toronto, he lost in a ten round split decision. The fight was intended to have been a Jr. Lightweight World Championship except that Goodrich was one pound overweight, disqualifying him from Jr. Lightweight status. The fight was close, and could be considered Goodrich's first bout as a contender.[4]
Goodrich defeated accomplished boxer Pal Moran on September 4, 1923, in Queensboro Stadium in a ten round points decision. He drew with Benny Valgar on April 9, 1923, in a close 12-round decision in Buffalo. He lost to Sid Terris, a highly rated lightweight in a ten round points decision in New York on January 13, 1925. Goodrich fought well known boxer Eddie "Kid" Wagner in front of a crowd of 5000 in Madison Square Garden in his first elimination match for Benny Leonard's Vacant World Lightweight Title. In a very close bout, the referees added two extra rounds to the original ten to help reach a decision. According to the Montreal Gazette, "the decision was unpopular, the crowd voicing its disapproval in a wild demonstration which continued for fifteen minutes after the end of the match". In May and June 1925, he beat Sammy Mandell and Benny Valgar, in Queensboro Stadium in Queens, both elimination bouts for the Vacant World Lightweight Title.[4] [5]
On July 13, 1925, in his final bout of the vacant Lightweight World Title tournament, he defeated Stanislaus Loayza at Queensboro Stadium in Queens in a second round technical knockout. In a strong showing by Goodrich, Loayza was down five times in the aggressively fought first round. Critical in the bout was the strength of Goodrich over the Chilean boxer, who claimed to have broken his ankle in his second knockdown. Loayza tried to continue gamely fighting through the first round, limping badly, but had to concede at the opening of the second.[4] [5] [6]
After winning the title, Goodrich's boxing record began a gentle decline in 1926, perhaps due to the superior quality of the boxers he faced. These included tough bouts with ranked boxers Solly Seeman, and Tod Morgan, and two bouts with Mushy Callahan. Morgan was Jr. Lightweight Champion at the time of his bout with Goodrich, having taken it in December 1925, and Callahan would later hold the Jr. Lightweight Championship. Goodrich lost each of his bouts with these lightweight champions.
In his remaining four years as a boxer, he continued to face stiff competition. He had a bout with Baby Joe Gans, two bouts with Jr. Lightweight ex-champion Jack Bernstein, and bouts with both Ruby Goldstein, and Eddie "Kid" Wagner.
Goodrich had a critically important bout with Sammy Mandell on September 25, 1928. At the time, Mandell still held the Lightweight Championship of the World. Goodrich won the bout with Mandell in a second round TKO, breaking Mandell's collarbone. After winning the bout decisively, Goodrich later regretted the decision he had made to fight Mandell over the required Lightweight limit, as he would have retaken the lightweight title if the fight had been a sanctioned lightweight championship.[2]
By 1930, Goodrich lost most of his more well publicized bouts.
Goodrich retired from boxing in the 1930s. In his retirement, he operated a number of restaurants and taverns in the Buffalo area, eventually making enough to retire to Ft. Myers, Florida.[2]
He died in Fort Myers on September 25, 1982.
All information in this section is derived from BoxRec,[7] unless otherwise stated.
All newspaper decisions are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Age | Location | Note | |
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195 | Loss | 85–34–21 | Pete Susky | PTS | 10 | Sep 4, 1930 | |||
194 | Win | 85–33–21 | Pete Susky | SD | 10 | Aug 5, 1930 | |||
193 | Loss | 84–33–21 | Armando Aguilar | PTS | 10 | Jun 14, 1930 | |||
192 | Loss | 84–32–21 | Pee Wee Jarrell | PTS | 10 | Jun 2, 1930 | |||
191 | Loss | 84–31–21 | Paul Pirrone | PTS | 10 | Apr 8, 1930 | |||
190 | Loss | 84–30–21 | Eddie Murdock | PTS | 10 | Apr 3, 1930 | |||
189 | Draw | 84–29–21 | Gilbert Attell | PTS | 10 | Mar 20, 1930 | |||
188 | Loss | 84–29–20 | Madison J. Dix | PTS | 10 | Mar 6, 1930 | |||
187 | Loss | 84–28–20 | Frankie Stetson | PTS | 10 | Feb 28, 1930 | |||
186 | Win | 84–27–20 | Joe Trippe | PTS | 10 | Jan 24, 1930 | |||
185 | Win | 83–27–20 | Benny Duke | PTS | 6 | Dec 26, 1929 | |||
184 | Win | 82–27–20 | Johnny Ciccone | TKO | 8 (10) | Dec 10, 1929 | |||
183 | Win | 81–27–20 | Tommy Cello | PTS | 10 | Oct 28, 1929 | |||
182 | Loss | 80–27–20 | Joey Harrison | PTS | 10 | Oct 17, 1929 | |||
181 | Draw | 80–26–20 | Morrie Sherman | PTS | 10 | Oct 10, 1929 | |||
180 | Win | 80–26–19 | Ralph "Sailor" Pacilio | PTS | 10 | Sep 5, 1929 | |||
179 | Win | 79–26–19 | Benny Duke | PTS | 10 | Aug 30, 1929 | |||
178 | Draw | 78–26–19 | Joe Brown | PTS | 10 | Aug 7, 1929 | |||
177 | Loss | 78–26–18 | Benny Duke | PTS | 10 | Jul 31, 1929 | |||
176 | Loss | 78–25–18 | Billy Petrolle | NWS | 10 | Jul 26, 1929 | |||
175 | Win | 78–25–18 | Mushy Callahan | UD | 15 | Jun 17, 1929 | |||
174 | Win | 77–25–18 | Thomas "Bucky" Lawless | PTS | 10 | May 6, 1929 | |||
173 | Loss | 76–25–18 | King Tut | NWS | 10 | Apr 22, 1929 | |||
172 | Win | 76–25–18 | Jackie Shupack | PTS | 10 | Mar 14, 1929 | |||
171 | Loss | 75–25–18 | Bruce Flowers | PTS | 10 | Feb 18, 1929 | |||
170 | Win | 75–24–18 | Paul Pirrone | PTS | 6 | Feb 5, 1929 | |||
169 | Loss | 74–24–18 | Lope Tenorio | UD | 10 | Jan 7, 1929 | |||
168 | Win | 74–23–18 | Ruby Stein | KO | 3 (10) | Dec 26, 1928 | |||
167 | Loss | 73–23–18 | Bruce Flowers | PTS | 10 | Dec 14, 1928 | |||
166 | Win | 73–22–18 | Phil Goldstein | PTS | 10 | Nov 12, 1928 | |||
165 | Win | 72–22–18 | Johnny Kid Blair | PTS | 10 | Oct 15, 1928 | |||
164 | Win | 71–22–18 | Sammy Mandell | TKO | 2 (10) | Sep 25, 1928 | |||
163 | Draw | 70–22–18 | Pete Petrolle | PTS | 10 | Sep 10, 1928 | |||
162 | Win | 70–22–17 | Mickey O'Donnell | UD | 6 | Aug 20, 1928 | |||
161 | Loss | 69–22–17 | Bobby Tracey | PTS | 10 | Feb 3, 1928 | |||
160 | Win | 69–21–17 | Pep O'Brien | PTS | 10 | Jan 27, 1928 | |||
159 | Draw | 68–21–17 | Mickey Chapin | PTS | 10 | Dec 30, 1927 | |||
158 | Win | 68–21–16 | Tony Perry | PTS | 6 | Nov 28, 1927 | |||
157 | Loss | 67–21–16 | Izzy Grove | PTS | 6 | Nov 2, 1927 | |||
156 | Loss | 67–20–16 | Freddie Mueller | PTS | 10 | Oct 24, 1927 | |||
155 | Draw | 67–19–16 | Bobby Tracey | PTS | 15 | Oct 7, 1927 | |||
154 | Draw | 67–19–15 | Bobby Tracey | PTS | 12 | Sep 9, 1927 | |||
153 | Win | 67–19–14 | Eddie Wagner | PTS | 10 | Aug 24, 1927 | |||
152 | Win | 66–19–14 | Cuddy DeMarco | DQ | 10 (10) | Aug 11, 1927 | |||
151 | Loss | 65–19–14 | Ruby Goldstein | PTS | 6 | May 13, 1927 | |||
150 | Loss | 65–18–14 | Jack Bernstein | PTS | 10 | Apr 1, 1927 | |||
149 | Loss | 65–17–14 | Jack Bernstein | PTS | 10 | Feb 27, 1927 | |||
148 | Win | 65–16–14 | Freddie Mueller | UD | 15 | Jan 1, 1927 | |||
147 | Loss | 64–16–14 | Baby Joe Gans | PTS | 10 | Oct 8, 1926 | |||
146 | Win | 64–15–14 | Russie LeRoy | PTS | 8 | Aug 20, 1926 | |||
145 | Win | 63–15–14 | Jackie Brady | PTS | 10 | Jun 18, 1926 | |||
144 | Loss | 62–15–14 | Mushy Callahan | PTS | 10 | May 18, 1926 | |||
143 | Loss | 62–14–14 | Mushy Callahan | PTS | 10 | Apr 20, 1926 | |||
142 | Loss | 62–13–14 | Russie LeRoy | NWS | 10 | Mar 5, 1926 | |||
141 | Loss | 62–13–14 | Tod Morgan | NWS | 10 | Feb 22, 1926 | |||
140 | Win | 62–13–14 | Ray Romney | PTS | 10 | Feb 8, 1926 | |||
139 | Loss | 61–13–14 | Solly Seeman | NWS | 10 | Jan 26, 1926 | |||
138 | Loss | 61–13–14 | Rocky Kansas | UD | 15 | Dec 7, 1925 | |||
137 | Win | 61–12–14 | Clonie Tait | PTS | 10 | Nov 24, 1925 | |||
136 | Loss | 60–12–14 | Gene Johnson | NWS | 10 | Oct 30, 1925 | |||
135 | Draw | 60–12–14 | Billy Pollock | PTS | 10 | Sep 4, 1925 | |||
134 | Draw | 60–12–13 | Pep O'Brien | PTS | 10 | Aug 14, 1925 | |||
133 | Win | 60–12–12 | Stanislaus Loayza | TKO | 2 (15), | Jul 13, 1925 | |||
132 | Win | 59–12–12 | Benny Valger | UD | 12 | Jun 15, 1925 | |||
131 | Win | 58–12–12 | Sammy Mandell | DQ | 6 (12) | May 18, 1925 | |||
130 | Win | 57–12–12 | Clyde Jeakle | PTS | 12 | Mar 9, 1925 | |||
129 | Win | 56–12–12 | Eddie Wagner | PTS | 12 (10) | Feb 23, 1925 | |||
128 | Win | 55–12–12 | Jimmy Fruzzetti | PTS | 10 | Feb 3, 1925 | |||
127 | Win | 54–12–12 | Harry "Kid" Brown | SD | 10 | Jan 26, 1925 | |||
126 | Loss | 53–12–12 | Sid Terris | PTS | 10 | Jan 13, 1925 | |||
125 | Loss | 53–11–12 | Jimmy Fruzzetti | PTS | 10 | Dec 12, 1924 | |||
124 | Win | 53–10–12 | Joe Jawson | PTS | 10 | Nov 25, 1924 | |||
123 | Win | 52–10–12 | Charley Manty | KO | 9 (10) | Nov 14, 1924 | |||
122 | Win | 51–10–12 | Danny Cooney | PTS | 10 | Oct 31, 1924 | |||
121 | Win | 50–10–12 | Mickey Papner | PTS | 12 | Oct 13, 1924 | |||
120 | Win | 49–10–12 | Johnny Darcy | NWS | 12 | Aug 11, 1924 | |||
119 | Loss | 49–10–12 | Al Shubert | PTS | 10 | Aug 8, 1924 | |||
118 | Draw | 49–9–12 | Bobby Tracey | PTS | 10 | May 30, 1924 | |||
117 | Win | 49–9–11 | Charley Manty | SD | 10 | May 23, 1924 | |||
116 | Loss | 48–9–11 | Augustine "Bud" Christiano | PTS | 8 | May 19, 1924 | |||
115 | Win | 48–8–11 | Andy Chaney | UD | 10 | May 5, 1924 | |||
114 | Draw | 47–8–11 | Harry Cook | PTS | 10 | Mar 24, 1924 | |||
113 | Win | 47–8–10 | Teddy Meyers | SD | 10 | Mar 3, 1924 | |||
112 | Loss | 46–8–10 | Alex Hart | NWS | 10 | Feb 20, 1924 | |||
111 | Win | 46–8–10 | Charley Manty | PTS | 10 | Feb 11, 1924 | |||
110 | Win | 45–8–10 | Pedro Campo | PTS | 6 | Feb 4, 1924 | |||
109 | Win | 44–8–10 | Johnny Darcy | NWS | 12 | Jan 29, 1924 | |||
108 | Win | 44–8–10 | Sammy Vogel | PTS | 12 | Dec 4, 1923 | |||
107 | Loss | 43–8–10 | Teddy Meyers | PTS | 12 | Nov 29, 1923 | |||
106 | Win | 43–7–10 | Benny Cohen | NWS | 12 | Nov 1, 1923 | |||
105 | Draw | 43–7–10 | Chubby Brown | NWS | 10 | Oct 17, 1923 | |||
104 | Loss | 43–7–10 | Louis "Kid" Kaplan | PTS | 10 | Sep 28, 1923 | |||
103 | Win | 43–6–10 | Alex Hart | PTS | 15 | Sep 18, 1923 | |||
102 | Win | 42–6–10 | Pal Moran | PTS | 10 | Sep 4, 1923 | |||
101 | Win | 41–6–10 | Tommy Noble | PTS | 12 | Jul 25, 1923 | |||
100 | Loss | 40–6–10 | Benny Valger | NWS | 10 | Jul 9, 1923 | |||
99 | Win | 40–6–10 | Phil Logan | PTS | 12 | Jun 22, 1923 | |||
98 | Draw | 39–6–10 | Willie Herman | PTS | 10 | Apr 23, 1923 | |||
97 | Draw | 39–6–9 | Benny Valger | MD | 12 | Apr 9, 1923 | |||
96 | Win | 39–6–8 | Pedro Campo | NWS | 10 | Apr 3, 1923 | |||
95 | Win | 39–6–8 | Frankie Callahan | PTS | 10 | Apr 2, 1923 | |||
94 | Win | 38–6–8 | Chubby Brown | UD | 12 | Mar 12, 1923 | |||
93 | Win | 37–6–8 | Teddy Meyers | PTS | 10 | Mar 5, 1923 | |||
92 | Win | 36–6–8 | Pep O'Brien | NWS | 10 | Mar 1, 1923 | |||
91 | Loss | 36–6–8 | Sid Barbarian | NWS | 10 | Feb 12, 1923 | |||
90 | Draw | 36–6–8 | Teddy Meyers | PTS | 10 | Feb 5, 1923 | |||
89 | Win | 36–6–7 | Sammy Berne | PTS | 10 | Jan 15, 1923 | |||
88 | Loss | 35–6–7 | Billy DeFoe | NWS | 10 | Dec 28, 1922 | |||
87 | Win | 35–6–7 | Tommy Noble | PTS | 10 | Dec 23, 1922 | |||
86 | Loss | 34–6–7 | Billy DeFoe | NWS | 10 | Dec 8, 1922 | |||
85 | Win | 34–6–7 | Red Cap Wilson | PTS | 6 | Nov 1, 1922 | |||
84 | Loss | 33–6–7 | Charlie O'Connell | PTS | 10 | Oct 9, 1922 | |||
83 | Loss | 33–5–7 | Charlie O'Connell | NWS | 10 | Sep 4, 1922 | |||
82 | Win | 33–5–7 | Mixer Mitchell | PTS | 10 | Aug 9, 1922 | |||
81 | Win | 32–5–7 | Tommy Noble | PTS | 10 | Jul 17, 1922 | |||
80 | Loss | 31–5–7 | Tommy Noble | PTS | 10 | Jun 9, 1922 | |||
79 | Draw | 31–4–7 | Tommy Noble | PTS | 10 | May 24, 1922 | |||
78 | Win | 31–4–6 | Dick Conlon | NWS | 10 | May 19, 1922 | |||
77 | Loss | 31–4–6 | Al Murphy | NWS | 10 | May 8, 1922 | |||
76 | Win | 31–4–6 | Rube Cohen | KO | 5 (10) | May 1, 1922 | |||
75 | Loss | 30–4–6 | Johnny Dundee | SD | 10 | Apr 4, 1922 | |||
74 | Win | 30–3–6 | Freddie Jacks | SD | 10 | Feb 24, 1922 | |||
73 | Win | 29–3–6 | Bobby Michaels | DQ | 1 (10) | Feb 13, 1922 | |||
72 | Win | 28–3–6 | Mixer Mitchell | PTS | 15 | Feb 3, 1922 | |||
71 | Win | 27–3–6 | Danny Grieves | KO | 5 (10) | Jan 19, 1922 | |||
70 | Win | 26–3–6 | Young Henny | PTS | 12 | Dec 16, 1921 | |||
69 | Win | 25–3–6 | Red Mack | PTS | 12 | Dec 5, 1921 | |||
68 | Win | 24–3–6 | Freddie Jacks | PTS | 12 | Nov 24, 1921 | |||
67 | Win | 23–3–6 | Battling Johnson | PTS | 10 | Nov 11, 1921 | |||
66 | Win | 22–3–6 | Fritz Meiler | UD | 10 | Sep 26, 1921 | |||
65 | Loss | 21–3–6 | Chubby Brown | SD | 10 | Aug 29, 1921 | |||
64 | Draw | 21–2–6 | Teddy Meyers | PTS | 10 | Aug 19, 1921 | |||
63 | Win | 21–2–5 | Johnny Rose | PTS | 10 | Aug 4, 1921 | |||
62 | Win | 20–2–5 | Herman Smith | MD | 10 | Jun 27, 1921 | |||
61 | Win | 19–2–5 | Phil Logan | PTS | 15 | Jun 10, 1921 | |||
60 | Win | 18–2–5 | Chubby Brown | PTS | 12 | May 2, 1921 | |||
59 | Win | 17–2–5 | Phil Logan | PTS | 12 | Apr 21, 1921 | |||
58 | Win | 16–2–5 | Joe Jawson | PTS | 10 | Feb 21, 1921 | |||
57 | Win | 15–2–5 | Harry Bingham | PTS | 10 | Feb 18, 1921 | |||
56 | Win | 14–2–5 | Joe Reno | PTS | 15 | Jan 8, 1921 | |||
55 | Win | 13–2–5 | Jesse Morey | TKO | 8 (10) | Dec 27, 1920 | |||
54 | Win | 12–2–5 | Nick Michaels | PTS | 10 | Dec 13, 1920 | |||
53 | Win | 11–2–5 | Chip Davis | UD | 10 | Dec 6, 1920 | |||
52 | Draw | 10–2–5 | Augustine "Bud" Christiano | PTS | 12 | Oct 11, 1920 | |||
51 | Win | 10–2–4 | Danny Dillon | NWS | 10 | Aug 24, 1920 | |||
50 | Draw | 10–2–4 | Eddie Walsh | NWS | 10 | Aug 19, 1920 | |||
49 | Loss | 10–2–4 | Augustine "Bud" Christiano | NWS | 10 | Aug 18, 1920 | |||
48 | Loss | 10–2–4 | Augustine "Bud" Christiano | NWS | 10 | Aug 4, 1920 | |||
47 | Win | 10–2–4 | Herman Smith | NWS | 10 | Jun 7, 1920 | |||
46 | Loss | 10–2–4 | Benny Valger | NWS | 10 | May 10, 1920 | |||
45 | Win | 10–2–4 | Teddy Meyers | NWS | 10 | May 3, 1920 | |||
44 | Win | 10–2–4 | Dick Atkins | PTS | 10 | Apr 21, 1920 | |||
43 | Win | 9–2–4 | Harry Bingham | PTS | 6 | Apr 9, 1920 | |||
42 | Win | 8–2–4 | Chick Rodgers | NWS | 10 | Mar 25, 1920 | |||
41 | Draw | 8–2–4 | Dick Loadman | NWS | 10 | Mar 12, 1920 | |||
40 | Win | 8–2–4 | Phil Logan | NWS | 10 | Mar 8, 1920 | |||
39 | Win | 8–2–4 | Chip Davis | NWS | 10 | Feb 27, 1920 | |||
38 | Win | 8–2–4 | Young Joey Mendo | NWS | 10 | Feb 23, 1920 | |||
37 | Win | 8–2–4 | Scotty Lisner | PTS | 10 | Jan 30, 1920 | |||
36 | Win | 7–2–4 | Teddy Meyers | NWS | 10 | Jan 1, 1920 | |||
35 | Win | 7–2–4 | Johnny Dwyer | TKO | 5 (10) | Dec 16, 1919 | |||
34 | Loss | 6–2–4 | Al Kale | NWS | 6 | Dec 12, 1919 | |||
33 | Win | 6–2–4 | Scotty Lisner | PTS | 10 | Nov 27, 1919 | |||
32 | Win | 5–2–4 | Johnny McCoy | NWS | 6 | Nov 25, 1919 | |||
31 | Draw | 5–2–4 | Dick Atkins | PTS | 10 | Nov 21, 1919 | |||
30 | Win | 5–2–3 | Chip Davis | NWS | 10 | Nov 10, 1919 | |||
29 | Win | 5–2–3 | Chip Davis | NWS | 6 | Oct 30, 1919 | |||
28 | Win | 5–2–3 | Frankie Kirsch | NWS | 6 | Oct 10, 1919 | |||
27 | Win | 5–2–3 | Bobby Eber | PTS | 10 | Sep 26, 1919 | |||
26 | Draw | 4–2–3 | Dick Atkins | PTS | 10 | Sep 23, 1919 | |||
25 | Loss | 4–2–2 | Dick Atkins | PTS | 10 | Sep 19, 1919 | |||
24 | Win | 4–1–2 | Maxie Green | NWS | 6 | Aug 18, 1919 | |||
23 | Loss | 4–1–2 | Bobby Eber | PTS | 10 | Aug 8, 1919 | |||
22 | Draw | 4–0–2 | Dick Atkins | PTS | 10 | Aug 1, 1919 | |||
21 | Win | 4–0–1 | Dick Atkins | PTS | 10 | Jul 18, 1919 | |||
20 | Win | 3–0–1 | Cy Martin | NWS | 4 | Jun 30, 1919 | |||
19 | Draw | 3–0–1 | Bobby Eber | PTS | 10 | Jun 3, 1919 | |||
18 | Loss | 3–0 | Johnny McCoy | NWS | 6 | May 6, 1919 | |||
17 | Win | 3–0 | Willie Duffy | NWS | 6 | Apr 25, 1919 | |||
16 | Win | 3–0 | Cy Martin | NWS | 6 | Apr 24, 1919 | |||
15 | Win | 3–0 | Irish Kennedy | NWS | 6 | Apr 14, 1919 | |||
14 | Win | 3–0 | Herman Smith | NWS | 6 | Apr 8, 1919 | |||
13 | Win | 3–0 | Bobby Eber | NWS | 6 | Apr 4, 1919 | |||
12 | Win | 3–0 | Johnny Dunn | NWS | 6 | Mar 21, 1919 | |||
11 | Win | 3–0 | Cy Martin | NWS | 6 | Mar 17, 1919 | |||
10 | Draw | 3–0 | Eddie Harling | NWS | 6 | Mar 10, 1919 | |||
9 | Win | 3–0 | George Ranney | NWS | 4 | Dec 30, 1918 | |||
8 | Win | 3–0 | Battling Leonard | NWS | 4 | Dec 17, 1918 | |||
7 | Win | 3–0 | Joe Marcus | NWS | 4 | Jun 24, 1918 | |||
6 | Win | 3–0 | Art Madden | KO | 3 (4) | May 9, 1918 | |||
5 | Win | 2–0 | Cutie Kaufman | KO | 3 (4) | May 3, 1918 | |||
4 | Win | 1–0 | Cutie Kaufman | NWS | 4 | Apr 12, 1918 | |||
3 | Win | 1–0 | Chip Davis | NWS | 4 | Mar 22, 1918 | |||
2 | Win | 1–0 | Battling Leonard | NWS | 4 | Feb 26, 1918 | |||
1 | Win | 1–0 | Battling Leonard | KO | 1 (4) | Feb 6, 1918 | |||
Record with the inclusion of newspaper decisions in the win/loss/draw column.
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Age | Location | Note | |
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195 | Loss | 118–52–25 | Pete Susky | PTS | 10 | Sep 4, 1930 | |||
194 | Win | 118–51–25 | Pete Susky | SD | 10 | Aug 5, 1930 | |||
193 | Loss | 117–51–25 | Armando Aguilar | PTS | 10 | Jun 14, 1930 | |||
192 | Loss | 117–50–25 | Pee Wee Jarrell | PTS | 10 | Jun 2, 1930 | |||
191 | Loss | 117–49–25 | Paul Pirrone | PTS | 10 | Apr 8, 1930 | |||
190 | Loss | 117–48–25 | Eddie Murdock | PTS | 10 | Apr 3, 1930 | |||
189 | Draw | 117–47–25 | Gilbert Attell | PTS | 10 | Mar 20, 1930 | |||
188 | Loss | 117–47–24 | Madison J. Dix | PTS | 10 | Mar 6, 1930 | |||
187 | Loss | 117–46–24 | Frankie Stetson | PTS | 10 | Feb 28, 1930 | |||
186 | Win | 117–45–24 | Joe Trippe | PTS | 10 | Jan 24, 1930 | |||
185 | Win | 116–45–24 | Benny Duke | PTS | 6 | Dec 26, 1929 | |||
184 | Win | 115–45–24 | Johnny Ciccone | TKO | 8 (10) | Dec 10, 1929 | |||
183 | Win | 114–45–24 | Tommy Cello | PTS | 10 | Oct 28, 1929 | |||
182 | Loss | 113–45–24 | Joey Harrison | PTS | 10 | Oct 17, 1929 | |||
181 | Draw | 113–44–24 | Morrie Sherman | PTS | 10 | Oct 10, 1929 | |||
180 | Win | 113–44–23 | Ralph "Sailor" Pacilio | PTS | 10 | Sep 5, 1929 | |||
179 | Win | 112–44–23 | Benny Duke | PTS | 10 | Aug 30, 1929 | |||
178 | Draw | 111–44–23 | Joe Brown | PTS | 10 | Aug 7, 1929 | |||
177 | Loss | 111–44–22 | Benny Duke | PTS | 10 | Jul 31, 1929 | |||
176 | Loss | 111–43–22 | Billy Petrolle | NWS | 10 | Jul 26, 1929 | |||
175 | Win | 111–42–22 | Mushy Callahan | UD | 15 | Jun 17, 1929 | |||
174 | Win | 110–42–22 | Thomas "Bucky" Lawless | PTS | 10 | May 6, 1929 | |||
173 | Loss | 109–42–22 | King Tut | NWS | 10 | Apr 22, 1929 | |||
172 | Win | 109–41–22 | Jackie Shupack | PTS | 10 | Mar 14, 1929 | |||
171 | Loss | 108–41–22 | Bruce Flowers | PTS | 10 | Feb 18, 1929 | |||
170 | Win | 108–40–22 | Paul Pirrone | PTS | 6 | Feb 5, 1929 | |||
169 | Loss | 107–40–22 | Lope Tenorio | UD | 10 | Jan 7, 1929 | |||
168 | Win | 107–39–22 | Ruby Stein | KO | 3 (10) | Dec 26, 1928 | |||
167 | Loss | 106–39–22 | Bruce Flowers | PTS | 10 | Dec 14, 1928 | |||
166 | Win | 106–38–22 | Phil Goldstein | PTS | 10 | Nov 12, 1928 | |||
165 | Win | 105–38–22 | Johnny Kid Blair | PTS | 10 | Oct 15, 1928 | |||
164 | Win | 104–38–22 | Sammy Mandell | TKO | 2 (10) | Sep 25, 1928 | |||
163 | Draw | 103–38–22 | Pete Petrolle | PTS | 10 | Sep 10, 1928 | |||
162 | Win | 103–38–21 | Mickey O'Donnell | UD | 6 | Aug 20, 1928 | |||
161 | Loss | 102–38–21 | Bobby Tracey | PTS | 10 | Feb 3, 1928 | |||
160 | Win | 102–37–21 | Pep O'Brien | PTS | 10 | Jan 27, 1928 | |||
159 | Draw | 101–37–21 | Mickey Chapin | PTS | 10 | Dec 30, 1927 | |||
158 | Win | 101–37–20 | Tony Perry | PTS | 6 | Nov 28, 1927 | |||
157 | Loss | 100–37–20 | Izzy Grove | PTS | 6 | Nov 2, 1927 | |||
156 | Loss | 100–36–20 | Freddie Mueller | PTS | 10 | Oct 24, 1927 | |||
155 | Draw | 100–35–20 | Bobby Tracey | PTS | 15 | Oct 7, 1927 | |||
154 | Draw | 100–35–19 | Bobby Tracey | PTS | 12 | Sep 9, 1927 | |||
153 | Win | 100–35–18 | Eddie Wagner | PTS | 10 | Aug 24, 1927 | |||
152 | Win | 99–35–18 | Cuddy DeMarco | DQ | 10 (10) | Aug 11, 1927 | |||
151 | Loss | 98–35–18 | Ruby Goldstein | PTS | 6 | May 13, 1927 | |||
150 | Loss | 98–34–18 | Jack Bernstein | PTS | 10 | Apr 1, 1927 | |||
149 | Loss | 98–33–18 | Jack Bernstein | PTS | 10 | Feb 27, 1927 | |||
148 | Win | 98–32–18 | Freddie Mueller | UD | 15 | Jan 1, 1927 | |||
147 | Loss | 97–32–18 | Baby Joe Gans | PTS | 10 | Oct 8, 1926 | |||
146 | Win | 97–31–18 | Russie LeRoy | PTS | 8 | Aug 20, 1926 | |||
145 | Win | 96–31–18 | Jackie Brady | PTS | 10 | Jun 18, 1926 | |||
144 | Loss | 95–31–18 | Mushy Callahan | PTS | 10 | May 18, 1926 | |||
143 | Loss | 95–30–18 | Mushy Callahan | PTS | 10 | Apr 20, 1926 | |||
142 | Loss | 95–29–18 | Russie LeRoy | NWS | 10 | Mar 5, 1926 | |||
141 | Loss | 95–28–18 | Tod Morgan | NWS | 10 | Feb 22, 1926 | |||
140 | Win | 95–27–18 | Ray Romney | PTS | 10 | Feb 8, 1926 | |||
139 | Loss | 94–27–18 | Solly Seeman | NWS | 10 | Jan 26, 1926 | |||
138 | Loss | 94–26–18 | Rocky Kansas | UD | 15 | Dec 7, 1925 | |||
137 | Win | 94–25–18 | Clonie Tait | PTS | 10 | Nov 24, 1925 | |||
136 | Loss | 93–25–18 | Gene Johnson | NWS | 10 | Oct 30, 1925 | |||
135 | Draw | 93–24–18 | Billy Pollock | PTS | 10 | Sep 4, 1925 | |||
134 | Draw | 93–24–17 | Pep O'Brien | PTS | 10 | Aug 14, 1925 | |||
133 | Win | 93–24–16 | Stanislaus Loayza | TKO | 2 (15), | Jul 13, 1925 | |||
132 | Win | 92–24–16 | Benny Valger | UD | 12 | Jun 15, 1925 | |||
131 | Win | 91–24–16 | Sammy Mandell | DQ | 6 (12) | May 18, 1925 | |||
130 | Win | 90–24–16 | Clyde Jeakle | PTS | 12 | Mar 9, 1925 | |||
129 | Win | 89–24–16 | Eddie Wagner | PTS | 12 (10) | Feb 23, 1925 | |||
128 | Win | 88–24–16 | Jimmy Fruzzetti | PTS | 10 | Feb 3, 1925 | |||
127 | Win | 87–24–16 | Harry "Kid" Brown | SD | 10 | Jan 26, 1925 | |||
126 | Loss | 86–24–16 | Sid Terris | PTS | 10 | Jan 13, 1925 | |||
125 | Loss | 86–23–16 | Jimmy Fruzzetti | PTS | 10 | Dec 12, 1924 | |||
124 | Win | 86–22–16 | Joe Jawson | PTS | 10 | Nov 25, 1924 | |||
123 | Win | 85–22–16 | Charley Manty | KO | 9 (10) | Nov 14, 1924 | |||
122 | Win | 84–22–16 | Danny Cooney | PTS | 10 | Oct 31, 1924 | |||
121 | Win | 83–22–16 | Mickey Papner | PTS | 12 | Oct 13, 1924 | |||
120 | Win | 82–22–16 | Johnny Darcy | NWS | 12 | Aug 11, 1924 | |||
119 | Loss | 81–22–16 | Al Shubert | PTS | 10 | Aug 8, 1924 | |||
118 | Draw | 81–21–16 | Bobby Tracey | PTS | 10 | May 30, 1924 | |||
117 | Win | 81–21–15 | Charley Manty | SD | 10 | May 23, 1924 | |||
116 | Loss | 80–21–15 | Augustine "Bud" Christiano | PTS | 8 | May 19, 1924 | |||
115 | Win | 80–20–15 | Andy Chaney | UD | 10 | May 5, 1924 | |||
114 | Draw | 79–20–15 | Harry Cook | PTS | 10 | Mar 24, 1924 | |||
113 | Win | 79–20–14 | Teddy Meyers | SD | 10 | Mar 3, 1924 | |||
112 | Loss | 78–20–14 | Alex Hart | NWS | 10 | Feb 20, 1924 | |||
111 | Win | 78–19–14 | Charley Manty | PTS | 10 | Feb 11, 1924 | |||
110 | Win | 77–19–14 | Pedro Campo | PTS | 6 | Feb 4, 1924 | |||
109 | Win | 76–19–14 | Johnny Darcy | NWS | 12 | Jan 29, 1924 | |||
108 | Win | 75–19–14 | Sammy Vogel | PTS | 12 | Dec 4, 1923 | |||
107 | Loss | 74–19–14 | Teddy Meyers | PTS | 12 | Nov 29, 1923 | |||
106 | Win | 74–18–14 | Benny Cohen | NWS | 12 | Nov 1, 1923 | |||
105 | Draw | 73–18–14 | Chubby Brown | NWS | 10 | Oct 17, 1923 | |||
104 | Loss | 73–18–13 | Louis "Kid" Kaplan | PTS | 10 | Sep 28, 1923 | |||
103 | Win | 73–17–13 | Alex Hart | PTS | 15 | Sep 18, 1923 | |||
102 | Win | 72–17–13 | Pal Moran | PTS | 10 | Sep 4, 1923 | |||
101 | Win | 71–17–13 | Tommy Noble | PTS | 12 | Jul 25, 1923 | |||
100 | Loss | 70–17–13 | Benny Valger | NWS | 10 | Jul 9, 1923 | |||
99 | Win | 70–16–13 | Phil Logan | PTS | 12 | Jun 22, 1923 | |||
98 | Draw | 69–16–13 | Willie Herman | PTS | 10 | Apr 23, 1923 | |||
97 | Draw | 69–16–12 | Benny Valger | MD | 12 | Apr 9, 1923 | |||
96 | Win | 69–16–11 | Pedro Campo | NWS | 10 | Apr 3, 1923 | |||
95 | Win | 68–16–11 | Frankie Callahan | PTS | 10 | Apr 2, 1923 | |||
94 | Win | 67–16–11 | Chubby Brown | UD | 12 | Mar 12, 1923 | |||
93 | Win | 66–16–11 | Teddy Meyers | PTS | 10 | Mar 5, 1923 | |||
92 | Win | 65–16–11 | Pep O'Brien | NWS | 10 | Mar 1, 1923 | |||
91 | Loss | 64–16–11 | Sid Barbarian | NWS | 10 | Feb 12, 1923 | |||
90 | Draw | 64–15–11 | Teddy Meyers | PTS | 10 | Feb 5, 1923 | |||
89 | Win | 64–15–10 | Sammy Berne | PTS | 10 | Jan 15, 1923 | |||
88 | Loss | 63–15–10 | Billy DeFoe | NWS | 10 | Dec 28, 1922 | |||
87 | Win | 63–14–10 | Tommy Noble | PTS | 10 | Dec 23, 1922 | |||
86 | Loss | 62–14–10 | Billy DeFoe | NWS | 10 | Dec 8, 1922 | |||
85 | Win | 62–13–10 | Red Cap Wilson | PTS | 6 | Nov 1, 1922 | |||
84 | Loss | 61–13–10 | Charlie O'Connell | PTS | 10 | Oct 9, 1922 | |||
83 | Loss | 61–12–10 | Charlie O'Connell | NWS | 10 | Sep 4, 1922 | |||
82 | Win | 61–11–10 | Mixer Mitchell | PTS | 10 | Aug 9, 1922 | |||
81 | Win | 60–11–10 | Tommy Noble | PTS | 10 | Jul 17, 1922 | |||
80 | Loss | 59–11–10 | Tommy Noble | PTS | 10 | Jun 9, 1922 | |||
79 | Draw | 59–10–10 | Tommy Noble | PTS | 10 | May 24, 1922 | |||
78 | Win | 59–10–9 | Dick Conlon | NWS | 10 | May 19, 1922 | |||
77 | Loss | 58–10–9 | Al Murphy | NWS | 10 | May 8, 1922 | |||
76 | Win | 58–9–9 | Rube Cohen | KO | 5 (10) | May 1, 1922 | |||
75 | Loss | 57–9–9 | Johnny Dundee | SD | 10 | Apr 4, 1922 | |||
74 | Win | 57–8–9 | Freddie Jacks | SD | 10 | Feb 24, 1922 | |||
73 | Win | 56–8–9 | Bobby Michaels | DQ | 1 (10) | Feb 13, 1922 | |||
72 | Win | 55–8–9 | Mixer Mitchell | PTS | 15 | Feb 3, 1922 | |||
71 | Win | 54–8–9 | Danny Grieves | KO | 5 (10) | Jan 19, 1922 | |||
70 | Win | 53–8–9 | Young Henny | PTS | 12 | Dec 16, 1921 | |||
69 | Win | 52–8–9 | Red Mack | PTS | 12 | Dec 5, 1921 | |||
68 | Win | 51–8–9 | Freddie Jacks | PTS | 12 | Nov 24, 1921 | |||
67 | Win | 50–8–9 | Battling Johnson | PTS | 10 | Nov 11, 1921 | |||
66 | Win | 49–8–9 | Fritz Meiler | UD | 10 | Sep 26, 1921 | |||
65 | Loss | 48–8–9 | Chubby Brown | SD | 10 | Aug 29, 1921 | |||
64 | Draw | 48–7–9 | Teddy Meyers | PTS | 10 | Aug 19, 1921 | |||
63 | Win | 48–7–8 | Johnny Rose | PTS | 10 | Aug 4, 1921 | |||
62 | Win | 47–7–8 | Herman Smith | MD | 10 | Jun 27, 1921 | |||
61 | Win | 46–7–8 | Phil Logan | PTS | 15 | Jun 10, 1921 | |||
60 | Win | 45–7–8 | Chubby Brown | PTS | 12 | May 2, 1921 | |||
59 | Win | 44–7–8 | Phil Logan | PTS | 12 | Apr 21, 1921 | |||
58 | Win | 43–7–8 | Joe Jawson | PTS | 10 | Feb 21, 1921 | |||
57 | Win | 42–7–8 | Harry Bingham | PTS | 10 | Feb 18, 1921 | |||
56 | Win | 41–7–8 | Joe Reno | PTS | 15 | Jan 8, 1921 | |||
55 | Win | 40–7–8 | Jesse Morey | TKO | 8 (10) | Dec 27, 1920 | |||
54 | Win | 39–7–8 | Nick Michaels | PTS | 10 | Dec 13, 1920 | |||
53 | Win | 38–7–8 | Chip Davis | UD | 10 | Dec 6, 1920 | |||
52 | Draw | 37–7–8 | Augustine "Bud" Christiano | PTS | 12 | Oct 11, 1920 | |||
51 | Win | 37–7–7 | Danny Dillon | NWS | 10 | Aug 24, 1920 | |||
50 | Draw | 36–7–7 | Eddie Walsh | NWS | 10 | Aug 19, 1920 | |||
49 | Loss | 36–7–6 | Augustine "Bud" Christiano | NWS | 10 | Aug 18, 1920 | |||
48 | Loss | 36–6–6 | Augustine "Bud" Christiano | NWS | 10 | Aug 4, 1920 | |||
47 | Win | 36–5–6 | Herman Smith | NWS | 10 | Jun 7, 1920 | |||
46 | Loss | 35–5–6 | Benny Valger | NWS | 10 | May 10, 1920 | |||
45 | Win | 35–4–6 | Teddy Meyers | NWS | 10 | May 3, 1920 | |||
44 | Win | 34–4–6 | Dick Atkins | PTS | 10 | Apr 21, 1920 | |||
43 | Win | 33–4–6 | Harry Bingham | PTS | 6 | Apr 9, 1920 | |||
42 | Win | 32–4–6 | Chick Rodgers | NWS | 10 | Mar 25, 1920 | |||
41 | Draw | 31–4–6 | Dick Loadman | NWS | 10 | Mar 12, 1920 | |||
40 | Win | 31–4–5 | Phil Logan | NWS | 10 | Mar 8, 1920 | |||
39 | Win | 30–4–5 | Chip Davis | NWS | 10 | Feb 27, 1920 | |||
38 | Win | 29–4–5 | Young Joey Mendo | NWS | 10 | Feb 23, 1920 | |||
37 | Win | 28–4–5 | Scotty Lisner | PTS | 10 | Jan 30, 1920 | |||
36 | Win | 27–4–5 | Teddy Meyers | NWS | 10 | Jan 1, 1920 | |||
35 | Win | 26–4–5 | Johnny Dwyer | TKO | 5 (10) | Dec 16, 1919 | |||
34 | Loss | 25–4–5 | Al Kale | NWS | 6 | Dec 12, 1919 | |||
33 | Win | 25–3–5 | Scotty Lisner | PTS | 10 | Nov 27, 1919 | |||
32 | Win | 24–3–5 | Johnny McCoy | NWS | 6 | Nov 25, 1919 | |||
31 | Draw | 23–3–5 | Dick Atkins | PTS | 10 | Nov 21, 1919 | |||
30 | Win | 23–3–4 | Chip Davis | NWS | 10 | Nov 10, 1919 | |||
29 | Win | 22–3–4 | Chip Davis | NWS | 6 | Oct 30, 1919 | |||
28 | Win | 21–3–4 | Frankie Kirsch | NWS | 6 | Oct 10, 1919 | |||
27 | Win | 20–3–4 | Bobby Eber | PTS | 10 | Sep 26, 1919 | |||
26 | Draw | 19–3–4 | Dick Atkins | PTS | 10 | Sep 23, 1919 | |||
25 | Loss | 19–3–3 | Dick Atkins | PTS | 10 | Sep 19, 1919 | |||
24 | Win | 19–2–3 | Maxie Green | NWS | 6 | Aug 18, 1919 | |||
23 | Loss | 18–2–3 | Bobby Eber | PTS | 10 | Aug 8, 1919 | |||
22 | Draw | 18–1–3 | Dick Atkins | PTS | 10 | Aug 1, 1919 | |||
21 | Win | 18–1–2 | Dick Atkins | PTS | 10 | Jul 18, 1919 | |||
20 | Win | 17–1–2 | Cy Martin | NWS | 4 | Jun 30, 1919 | |||
19 | Draw | 16–1–2 | Bobby Eber | PTS | 10 | Jun 3, 1919 | |||
18 | Loss | 16–1–1 | Johnny McCoy | NWS | 6 | May 6, 1919 | |||
17 | Win | 16–0–1 | Willie Duffy | NWS | 6 | Apr 25, 1919 | |||
16 | Win | 15–0–1 | Cy Martin | NWS | 6 | Apr 24, 1919 | |||
15 | Win | 14–0–1 | Irish Kennedy | NWS | 6 | Apr 14, 1919 | |||
14 | Win | 13–0–1 | Herman Smith | NWS | 6 | Apr 8, 1919 | |||
13 | Win | 12–0–1 | Bobby Eber | NWS | 6 | Apr 4, 1919 | |||
12 | Win | 11–0–1 | Johnny Dunn | NWS | 6 | Mar 21, 1919 | |||
11 | Win | 10–0–1 | Cy Martin | NWS | 6 | Mar 17, 1919 | |||
10 | Draw | 9–0–1 | Eddie Harling | NWS | 6 | Mar 10, 1919 | |||
9 | Win | 9–0 | George Ranney | NWS | 4 | Dec 30, 1918 | |||
8 | Win | 8–0 | Battling Leonard | NWS | 4 | Dec 17, 1918 | |||
7 | Win | 7–0 | Joe Marcus | NWS | 4 | Jun 24, 1918 | |||
6 | Win | 6–0 | Art Madden | KO | 3 (4) | May 9, 1918 | |||
5 | Win | 5–0 | Cutie Kaufman | KO | 3 (4) | May 3, 1918 | |||
4 | Win | 4–0 | Cutie Kaufman | NWS | 4 | Apr 12, 1918 | |||
3 | Win | 3–0 | Chip Davis | NWS | 4 | Mar 22, 1918 | |||
2 | Win | 2–0 | Battling Leonard | NWS | 4 | Feb 26, 1918 | |||
1 | Win | 1–0 | Battling Leonard | KO | 1 (4) | Feb 6, 1918 | |||
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